Living in Szczytna
In Szczytna, unemployment is 6.8% (2025).
At the end of 2025, Szczytna had a population of 6,796. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.8% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 17 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 81% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 77% of Polish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 65% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Szczytna?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Szczytna. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Szczytna a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Szczytna?
The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank11
Szczytna 6.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Szczytna. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Szczytna. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Szczytna?
Police recorded 2,142 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,142 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Szczytna's nearest airport was WRO, 83 km away and offered 31 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Szczytna. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection — State Language Course
Office for Foreigners of Poland
For foreigners seeking international protection and receiving social assistance, temporary-protection beneficiaries receiving support.
Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families — Newcomer Adaptation
Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG)
For repatriates, repatriate family members.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −1.6°C in January and 17.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 24.3 mm in January and 97.3 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Szczytna?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Szczytna 17.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 13.8 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.4 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 2.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.5 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -2.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.6 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 8.1 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 3.9 · Dec -0.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 24.3 · Feb 24.6 · Mar 35.6 · Apr 37.3 · May 67.8 · Jun 83.7 · Jul 97.3 · Aug 72.8 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 41.8 · Nov 30.7 · Dec 26.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Poland: Radom ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Szczytna?
The published population was 6,796 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,796 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10Official |
Alternatives for people set on Szczytna
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Kudowa-Zdrój as a Szczytna alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Kudowa-Zdrój vs 17.0 µg/m³ Szczytna−24%
- Unemployment: 6.1% Kudowa-Zdrój vs 6.8% Szczytna−10%
- Residents: 9,021 Kudowa-Zdrój vs 6,796 Szczytna+33%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,565 Kudowa-Zdrój vs €1,522 Szczytnasame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,142 Kudowa-Zdrój vs 2,142 Szczytnasame level
Grodzisk Mazowiecki as a Szczytna alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 57,387 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 6,796 Szczytna+744%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 6.8% Szczytna−71%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,108 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs €1,522 Szczytna+39%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,451 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 2,142 Szczytna−32%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 17.0 µg/m³ Szczytna−18%
Cities near Szczytna
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Alternative cities in Poland
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How does Szczytna compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Szczytna when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: oddział przygotowawczy (preparatory unit; min 3 h/week Polish as foreign language within 20-26 h/week). How to enrol a child (gov.pl).
A country-wide rule for Poland; Szczytna's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Szczytna?
The published population was 6,796 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
Is the air quality good in Szczytna?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Szczytna?
Police recorded 2,142 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290).
What is the unemployment rate in Szczytna?
The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Szczytna?
The median gross salary is 1,522 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Szczytna a good place to live?
Szczytna may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Szczytna?
Polanica-Zdrój, Kudowa-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Náchod, Hronov are near Szczytna. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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